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Week of April 1st- Object
reflection
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We pass objects that we use
every day without thinking about them. This activity shows that though objects might not have real feelings, that
a writer can imagine that it does, and put itself in the objects' perspective.
Walk around your apartment
or house and just look at the objects. Try and look for something that you use all of the time, like a spoon, hairbrush,
etc... Usually the "plainer" it is, the more you'll have to write about. Now, study your object. Try
to find something on it that you've never seen before. For example: "I never knew that it had a stain on it"
Write down a brief description of the object. Then, put yourself in the object's perspective. What do you think
about your life? Is it fun? Boring? Explain. What is your favorite saying or proverb as the object? Try to think
of it's history, or what it thinks about anything. Really try to get inside of it's "head"! Write an
oral history (or a transcript of their words) How would they talk? Speak for your object, and say what they would
say if they could ever have a chance!
Did you like this assignment?
This was from purplestar.
When you're done, send your finished work to magicglade!
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Week of April 8th: Your
Dream Come True...
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This week we want to know what you day
dream about. This can be from a date with your favorite actor, a adventure in fairyland, becoming the most famous author in the
world (mine) or anything else that you find yourself wishing for. Send us these dreams in the forms of poems or short stories. We will post these
for other kids to see, or should I say dream? Have fun and remember, these are dreams they don't need to be realistic!
Assignment by Jimei
When you're done, send your finished work to magicglade!
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Week of April 15- Your opposite
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This week, we want you to think about the
person who would be your total opposite. Close your eyes for a second and get into the head of this person. If
you, for example, are a girl, what would life as a boy be, or even a dog? Find your alternate character and then
meditate about this person for a few minutes. Think about the choices they'd make and what's in their head. Now
write for a few minutes, stream of conscienceness. Then form either a diary entry as this person or a story about
just a snipit of their life.
Send your results to magicglade when you feel finished.
Assignment by Sara
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This week we would like you to write a myth. This may be based upon things you have
already read such as Greek mythology. You can write from the perspective of some mythical creature or God such
as Pegasus or Zeus but we would perfer if you would create something original. For example write your own fatastic
reason for why birds fly or how Earth was created. Remember this is a myth, you can be as original and out there
as you want.
Assignment by Jimei
When you have completed this short story,
send your finished work to magicglade!
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Week
of April 29- Animal Characteristics
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This week we want to know what kind of animal
you picture yourself as. Maybe you find yourself thinking about how similar you and your dog are, or how wonderful
it would be to live as a horse. Whatever animal you would like to be, we want to know. Send us a short story or
poem about the similarities you and your animal share.
When you have completed this short story,
send your finished work to magicglade!
Assignment by Jimei
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For this week's prompt we want you
to imagine what your life would have been like if you had been born as a prince or princess. Would you order everyone
about like a tyrant? OR would you bring peace and prosperity to the land. Whatever you choose, we want to know.
Send us in the form of a poem or a short story what a day would be like if you were of royal personage.
When you have completed
this short story, send your
finished work to magicglade!
Assignment by Jimei
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Week of May 13- Super Powers!
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This week at Magic Glade we want to know
what type or super hero you invision yourself as. There's a comic called X-MEN which is kindof what inspired this
writing excercise. In X-MEN, the newest form of human evolution results with men and women posessing incrdible
powers i.e. Jean Grey is a telepath, Magneto has the abillity to move metallic objects and Ororo aka Storm is able
to control the weather.
Then once you've come up with your new
ability we want to know what you would do with it. Would you use your power to help or to hurt and why.
Assignment ByJimei
When you have completed this short story,
send your finished work to magicglade!
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Feelings, they make up our very lives. They
are the things that make us laugh at a joke or cry or be upset etc. This week we want you to pick a feeling and
try to describe it as either a poem or short prose. However, the feeling's name cannot be mentioned in this piece.
Try to make the poem obvious of what your feeling is, some hints are to use colors which are often associated with
these feelings. Some of the obvious ones are anger and the color red or upset and the color blue. Then, if you
want try reading your poem to a person and tell them to guess what your emotion is. If they guess correctly you
know that you have been sucessful.
When you have completed this short story,
send your finished work to magicglade!
Assignment by Jimei
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Week of May 27- MUSIC is the key
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This week we want you to write dealing with
the world of music. First, pick a favorite composition or song then listen to it in its entirity. Make it one of
those times when the song is stuck in your head. Now, write for five minutes straight on whatever comes to mind
after listening to that music. WE want to see what you came up with. Please include the title of the piece you
were listening to.
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When you have completed this short story,
send your finished work to magicglade.
Assignment by Jimei
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